Roosevelt Was Deputized Sheriff of Dunn County
The article recalls President Roosevelt’s days in Dakota Territory, noting the region’s transformation as Dunn County formed. It references his pursuit of thieves near Kildeer, Sully’s 1864 campaign against Sioux near Kildeer Mountain, buffalo hunting booms around Dickinson, and Indian camp remains in Dunn and adjacent areas.
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Roosevelt
Juin County
Missouri
Kildeer
Dunn County
Sully
Minnesota
St. Paul
North Dakota
Fort Rice
Missouri River
Kildeer Mountain
Htas
Northwestern to Build New Line Into Gregory South Dakota
Chicago and Northwestern Railway surveyors are at work west of Gregory South Dakota locating a crossing over White River near Iturdo and a line northwest toward Phillip toward Belle Fourche. Construction is expected in spring. The route will connect Gregory to northern and western agricultural regions and to coal and lumber districts in the northwest. Gregory, the state’s largest town between the Missouri River and the Black Hills, is linked to regional expansion with Burlington plans to extend north to Gregory for the Tripp county opening.
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Gregory
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
White River
Lturdo
Phillip
Belle Fourche
Missouri River
Black Hills
Sioux Falls
Burlington
Tripp County
War Declared Against Pest Dogs in Andes South Dakota
Take Andes South Dakota February 20. War has been declared here on a pest of dogs that roam the streets in droves. Pedestrians are crowded off sidewalks in the business part of town as packs, sometimes 15 to 30 dogs, roam freely.
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Andes
S. D
Newell Buys Sully Island for Lumber Venture
Pierre South Dakota February 20 John I Newell has purchased Sully Island in the Missouri River near Fort Sully He plans a sawmill to convert timber into about a quarter million feet of lumber plus wood from tree trimmings He will clear the island and seed it to alfalfa.
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Missouri River
Pierre
S. D
John I. Newell
Sully
Old Fort Sully
Uncle Sam closes Huron land office after long service
The Huron South Dakota land office will close on April 1 and transfer records to Pierre. Charles A. Jake and Harvey J. Rice oversee the final wrap up. the office opened October 9, 1852, with a record first year cash total of over one million dollars and flawless accounting.
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Sam
THE
Huron Land Office
Huron, &. D
Charles A. Jake
Register
Harvey J. Rice
Eiver
United States Land Office
Pierre
Secretary of the Interior
Huron
Madison butcher runs to Washington to see Roosevelt
Walter White of Madison South Dakota gained attention after being arrested in Harrisburg Pennsylvania while en route to Washington to seek a private interview with President Roosevelt. Officials say he is believed to be insane. White, an English-born resident and former Madison butcher, traveled with a suitcase and refused to explain his plans. His relatives reportedly live in England.
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Madison
S. D
Walter White
Harrisburg
Washington
Roosevelt
Associated Press
White
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Secret Service
Chicago
Washington, D. C
England
Elevator at Canton Destroyed by Fire
Canton Ohio territory notes a fire in Canton on February 19 destroying the George Terwilliger elevator. The structure had been out of service since last fall and an explosion during the blaze shook the town, with the blaze thought to be incendiary.
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Canton
George Terwilliger
South Dakotans Seek Opening of Indian Lands to Public
Aberdeen figures Colonel J Hy Holmes State Senator Isaac Lincoln and N A Brown met with the South Dakota delegation and federal offices to discuss legislation to open large areas of Indian lands west of the Missouri River. Senator Gamble outlined progress and plans to take the group to the interior department. They predict a large migration once opened.
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Washington
J. Hy. Holmes
Isaac Lincoln
N. A. Brown
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Missouri River
Gamble
Interior Department
Vermillion widowers plan protection club study
Vermillion South Dakota widowers alarmed by quiet marriage market plan forming a protection club. Census shows 12 widowers and 57 widows, about five women to one man, as leap year prompts action.
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Vermillion
S. D
Dynamite Cap Thrown Kills Man in Bonfire Gone Wrong
In Belle Fourche South Dakota on February 18 Charles Lavezzi threw a dynamite cap into a bonfire where six men sat. The blast ignited 125 sticks of dynamite and killed J R Cullis instantly while injuring several others. Lavezzi said it was for fun and may lose sight and hearing. Ranchers aided the injured to a local hospital.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Charles Lavezzi
Lavezzi
J. R. Cullis
Kadoka Commercial Klub Organized in Kadoka Ta
Kadoka South Dakota February 18 1919 a commercial club named Kadoka Kommercial Ix Club formed with 33 members at its first meeting and 100 expected soon Granville Jones of Rapid City helped organize. Officers include O F Stuart president C G Inman vice president Martin Johnson treasurer Frank Coye secretary with Fraser among the directors.
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Kadoka Kommercial Klub
Kadoka
tKadoka Kommercial
Granville Jones
Rapid City
O. F. Stuart
C. G. Inman
Martin Johnson
Frank Coye
J. A. Fraser
Barber John Thomas Arrested Over Baby Eyes Inquiry
Belle Fourche South Dakota February 18 A barber John Thomas who fled the country to escape a statutory offense charge wrote from Seattle asking the girl if the baby had blue eyes. Thomas whose eyes are blue was caught after the girl showed the letter. Sheriff Moses seeks extradition papers.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
John Thomas
Seattle
Thomas
Moses
Canistota Farmers Organize Bank
Canistota South Dakota February 18 farmers from the vicinity met at the town hall to form a new bank. The Farmers Banking and Trust Company will be a stock corporation with at least ten thousand dollars capital. Shares are one hundred dollars each and no individual may buy more than ten shares.
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Canistota
S. D
Farmers’ Banking and Trust Company
Farmers Elevator at Elk Point a Success
Elk Point South Dakota February 18 The first annual meeting of the Farmers Union Elevator company stockholders was held at the courthouse. G E Dunn of Chicago gave an address to farmers and secretary F M Fennel reported satisfactory business since December 16. A considerable amount of stock was sold after the meeting.
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Elk Point
S. D
Farmers’ Union Elevator Company
Court House
G. E. Dunn
Chicago
Iowa
F. M. Fennel
Hero of Santiago to Speak at Yankton
Senator Gamble of South Dakota reports Admiral Sentey of Santiago fame has accepted an invitation to address the Scottish Rite bodies of Masonry in Yankton South Dakota during the first week of May.
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Hero
Santiago
Yankton
Washington
D. C
Senator Gamble
South Dakota
Admiral Sentey
Masonry
S. D
South Dakota nominees named for Annapolis midshipman post
Gamble selects John P. Walmarth of Aberdeen as principal for the Annapolis midshipman position with three alternates from South Dakota: George Woodruff of Miller, Fred 5. Pew of Andover, and Orin I. Stringer of Parker.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Gamble
South Dakota
Annapolis Naval Academy
John P. Walmarth
Aberdeen
George Woodruff
Miller
Fred 5. Pew
Andover
Orin I. Stringer
Parker
Influenza Grips British Leaders Amid London Outbreak
London reports influenza sweeping the city with thousands afflicted. Premier Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, and Marquis Ripon are among high officials confined to bed, illustrating the wide reach of the illness.
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London
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Augustine Birrel
Ireland
Marquis Ripon
South Dakota's Second Governor Newton Edmunds Dies
Newton Edmunds, second territorial governor of South Dakota, died in Yankton at 76 after a long career including leading the first Indian treaties for the state. Born May 30, 1819 in New York, he helped shape early frontier policy, promoted education and railways, and mentored settlers through droughts and invasions.
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South Dakota
Yankton
S. D
Newton Edmunds
Edmunds
Jayne
Congress
Fressenden
New Ulm
Redwood
Minn
Dakota
Sibley
Sully
Fort Pierre
Old Red Cloud
Missouri
Niagara County
New York
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Charles P. Edmunds
William H. Edmunds
E. R. Washabaugh
Commodore Clayton 122 Is Oldest Homesteader In World
Commodore Clayton died in South Dakota at 122, oldest man and homesteader. Born 1796 in Tennessee, he rode with Brigham Young party to Salt Lake City in 1847. He filed on a quarter section at age 107 during a land rush and proved up after five years of residence. His eyesight and mind remained sharp to the end as fellow homesteaders remembered his early frontier tales.
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Messrs
Lowry and Armstrong
W. N. McFarland
Chicago
Ezra W. Miller
Lk Point
S. D
Cleveland
James McDowell
Highmore
W. Blair
Huron
John M. Davis
Austin D. Hill
Miller
McKinley
Charles A. Blake
John Westdahl
Blake
Register
Mr. Westdahl
Harvey J. Rice
Iowa
Commodore Clayton
South Dakota
Clayton
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Council Bluffs
South Dakota 1907 Divorce Totals By County
During 1907 South Dakota granted 552 divorces with 138 in Minnehaha County and 41 in Lincoln, 34 in Brown, 29 in Lawrence, 30 in Pennington. Causes include desertion 255 cruelty 153 nonsupport 30 willful neglect 24 intemperance 40 insanity 1 adultery 7 fraud 2 immoral habits 2 bad temper 1 abandonment 7.
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Minnehaha
Lincoln
Brown
Lawrence
Pennington
Yankton Eyes Missouri River Water For City System
Citizens of Yankton South Dakota express enthusiasm for bringing Missouri river water into the city mains. The plan calls for large reservoirs on western hills at an elevation of 121 feet and seeks state cooperation, with the hospital for the insane also interested in receiving river water.
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Yankton
S. D
Hospital For the
South Dakota Incorporations List Names Several Firms
A compiled list from Pierre shows multiple corporations issued under South Dakota law with capitalizations and locations. Notable entries include United Congregational Church of Will, Modern Worldmen of America in Springfield, and Crystal Lake Distilling in Silk Point with various capital totals from $10,000 to $2,000,000. Other entities include Huron based Aluminum Reduction with $2,000,000 and Sioux Falls firms like Brown & Sueger Incorporated at $100,000 and the Sioux Falls Shooting Club.
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United Congregational Church
Will
Seneca Camp
Modern Worldmen of America
Springfield
Providence Mortgage and Really Company
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Sioux Trails
Aluminum Reduction Company
Huron
Warmers’ Company
Peever
Brown & Sueger Incorporated
Revenue Gold Mining Company
Wismer Lunmiber Company
Britton
Kidder Elevator Company
Kidder
Summit Rural Telephone Company
Summit
Star Telephone Company
Salem
Marion
Crystal Lake Distilling Company
Silk Point
Cattle Inspector Election Set for Union County
Elk Point South Dakota February 15 The county auditor calls a meeting of Union county cattle owners at the court house on Saturday February 29 to select a cattle inspector. The inspector must be a resident owner actively engaged in the cattle business and serves one year from March 1. Compensation capped at four dollars per day.
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Elk Point
S. D
Union County
Board of County Commissioners
Manila Free Press editor visits Kimball during world tour
Percy W. Tinan ex scout Boer War war correspondent and editor of the Manila Free Press visits his father C. R. Tinan in Kimball. He sailed from Manila on Number 30 via Hong Kong Singapore Penang Colombo Naples Rome Paris Cherbourg and New York spending New Year in Rome. He plans to sail for Manila next month and return via the Siberian Railway.
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Kimball S. D
Percy W. Tinan
Manila Free Press
Philip Vines
Kimball
C. R. Tinan
Manila
Hongkong
Singapore
Penang
Colombo
Naples
Rome
Paris
Chesbourg
New York
Siberia
Baron Who Duped Yankton Woman Given 20 Year Sentence
London reports Carl Ludwig Vor Veltheim a German born naturalized American who posed as a baron and was sentenced to 20 years for attempting to blackmail a London financier out of 30000. He allegedly bigamously married at least seven women including Mrs Carrie Hulse of Yankton in 1904 and a second American wife met aboard a steamer in 1905.
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London
Carl Ludwig Vor, Veltheim
Recital von Veltheim
Yankton
New York
Europe
Parisi
von Veltheim
Carrie Hulse
Sioux’ Falls
Sioux City
Yankton Congregational Church
Dakotan Heir to $100000 Estate
Flandreau S D February 14 Michael Kelley of Riverview township inherits from his brother Dr Kelley of Philadelphia who died recently and left an estate about $100000. The deceased was a prominent physician of that city and is survived by three brothers including Michael and others in this state and Minnesota.
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Flandreau
S. D
Michael Kelley
Riverview Township
Dr. Kelley
Philadelphia
Michael
Danilfs
Chatfield
Minn
South Dakota Teacher Sanderson Missing From Ordway
Aberdeen, Feb 14 A district school teacher G W Sanderson from Ordway disappeared after borrowing a horse and buggy to visit the county superintendent He was seen the day after he left Ordway and his home is said to be in Missouri Investigations traced the horse and buggy to Aberdeen and he has not been heard from since
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Aberdeen
S. D
G. W. Sanderson
Ordway
Here
Sanderson
Missouri
Two more arrests linked to Milwaukee railroad thefts
Aberdeen South Dakota February 14 two more suspects were jailed in the Milwaukee railroad thefts. J J Malloy a former switchman is charged with stealing a coal car in October and P H B Lewis a former switchman is charged with stealing food from Milwaukee boxcars. Lewis was brought back to Aberdeen. The Anderson case heard that thefts had long targeted the railroad and authorities vow to stop them.
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Aberdeen
S. C
Milwaukee
Alderman Anderson
J. J. Malloy
P. HB. Lewis
Huron
Lewis
Anderson
Loot collection from Pekin sale planned in New York
A large 1200 item assortment from Pekin looting during the Boxer uprising will be auctioned in New York next week. The items, gathered by late Edwin H. Conger, were directed for sale by his widow. The collection includes porcelain jade textiles and metal works with pieces dating to peak dynasties.
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New York
Pekin
Edwin H. Conger
United States
America
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Isunn
Dickinson
Bozeman
Manning
DOCS
William T. Love
Beadle County
George J3. Armstrong
Robert Lowry
Davenport
S. H. Plummer
Crank
Canistota Farmers
Annapolis Academy
Nebraska
Pope
James A. Harlan
Interior
Fort Sully
Tetons
Senate
Johnson
Clayton Gldest
Claim
D.vorce
S. B
M.sscual
Carl Ludwig von Veltheim
NZS. Conga
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